Revolver



E. H. KE'LLY Sept, 14, 1943.

REVOLVER Filed Oct. 25, 1939 EFIIIIIIIIIII.

Jnvs'ntar .E'dwardJZ ff/ .5] J 4/ ttarngy small caliber gun when loadedwill be about thesame as that of the large caliber gun when loaded. beapparent hereinafter, means, such as pins2'l, 22', and 23, are prefer-For reasons which will ably provided for limiting the rotation oi.- theforward portion of the cylinder.' Limiting pin 23 is so located thatwhen it is held against pin 2| the crane and cylinder portion}v Ilj areproperly related for the groove l8 to receive the barrel as the cylinderis movedinto recess 2, while pin 22 serves to prevent undue rotation ofportion I! with respect to the crane.

The cylinder'portions M following the ,principlesofathe; invent1on,;ajrevolver, of

small caliber'cangbe builtmponjalarge caliber frame sothat theEbulletspassdirectly into the barrel and so that it. closely simulatesarevolver of large'caliber inqappearancabalance and grip. The manner ofloading and ejecting will now be described, particularreference beinghad to Figs. '3, andA. Upon releasebf'thejlatch 6 the, crane can be.swung in -a' clo,ck wise direction'(asviewed V iii-Fig. 3) thecylinderportions;lfijandll :being ca'rriedalong therewith andthe portionll also rotating on sleeveqilli in-a counter-:clockwisediand ll ;maybepro vided with flutes 'lfl such'as' ai" 'usually found and a. cylinderdermounted insa'id recess and the cylinder also being ofjsuch we1ghtwhen loaded with small caliber-"ammunition that it approximates the toproperlyLalign-the chain-1 rection to' free thefl-rearward. projectingportion of the barrel from groove l8 as indicated in;dotted lines inFig-.4. Furtherclockwise movement'of 3 the crane carries. the'cylindercompletely-out of the frame recess 2 to a position where, .the emptycartridge cases canbe ejectedafrom the chambers l'5-and the chambers can'be reloaded. Countery clockwise movement of ,thecrane, while holding.

pin 23 against pin, ZI again' places the parts in approximately thedotted line position pf Fig. ,4 with groove: l8, properlyypositioned toreceive .the rearward projecting portion of-thezbarrel. ,Fur- -the'r-counter-clockwise; rotation .of the crane moves the: cylinder intoproper position in; the frame recess, the forward cylinder jportion l1being, rotated in a clockwise direction to closely receive the barreli;As 'thecylinder portions-l4 and I] and the crane sleeve rotatable, theportion 14 can be rotated .and indexed-to successively bring thechambers-l5 into alignment with the boreof the'barrel;

:varmus changes and modifications within the scope of theappended claimswill be'-apnarent to those, skilled in the art. a I -I claim:;. H y l 1,

i. In a revolver adapted to shoot small caliber ammunition;thezcombination of a -frame1pri= marily adaptedfor'shooting largecaliber ammu- 'nltiOn-"andi having: a cylinder; receiving recess thereinof a size to receivefla cylinder for large caliber ammunition, a smallcalibersbarrel, car,- riedby said framej having its-rearward "end,projecting ,a substantial distanceinto said recess,

and {a cylinder having :a; length-and diameter substantially equal to:t-hat, of a largecaliber' cylinder mounted in; said :recess so; asto.be:;immovable longitudinally; thereof; said cylinderhavingtwo-separate and relatively;lrotatableiportions re.- spectivelycomprising. a 'rearward portion chambe ed 5 for; small caliberammunition and having an; axial length substantiallyequal,to; that ofthe sm l Wilb -amm t an a for rd. n r- Cq g di l n r c s thsr i rece vng.- s idrr l3v are all relatively weight of a large caliber loadedcylinder; said cylinder comprising at least two separate and relativelyrotatable'parts including a rearward parti'chambered for small caliberammunition and having anaxial length substantially equal to that of thesmall caliber ammunition, and a-forward part having a recess thereinreceiving said projecting rearward end'of the barrel, whereby saidrevolver simulates a large caliber revolver in general appearanceg; .l

a revolver adapted to shoot small caliber ammunition, the combination,of,,a frame primarily adapted forshooting large caliber ammunition andhaving a cylinder receivingrecess therein of a size toreceive a cylinderfor-large caliber ammunition, a small; caliber barrel 'car ried by.;saidframe havingitsgrearward end projecting a substantial distance intovsaidrecess, and acylinder having a length and diameter substantiallyequal to that of a large caliber cylinder mounted in said recess soas tobe immovable longitudinally thereof, said cylinder having twoseparate-and relatively rotatable portions respectively comprising arearward portion chambered for small caliber ammunition and having anaxial length substantially equal to that of the small caliberammunition, and a forward portion having a groove therein closelyreceiving at least the bottom andsides of said projecting rearward endof the barrel whereby said revolver simulates a large caliber revolverin general appearance.

4. 'In a revolver adapted ,to' shoot. small caliber ammunition, thecombinationpof a frame primarily adapted for shooting large caliberammunition and including a crane, said frame having a-cylinder receivingrecess thereinofr' a size to receive arcylinder for largecaliberammunition, a small caliber barrel carried by saidaframe havingits rearward end projecting a substantial distance into said recess,and-a cylinder having a length and diameter substantially equal to thattively comprising a rearward portion chambered for small-caliberammunition'and having an axial length substantially equal tothat of thesmall caliber ammunition, and-a forward portion having a groovereceiving said projecting rearward end of the barrel and'havingmeansthereon engageable with the frame to position'the said forwardportion relatively to-the frame when not received ,in said recesswhereby uponzmovement of the cylinder-into therecess; the groove in saidforward portion is properly positioned to'receive the projecti grearward endof the barrel.

I I 5. n small caliber revolver cylinder ofsubstanme gre tiaily the samediameter and over-all length as a large caliber revolver cylinder andadapted to inder in a revolver frame primarily adapted for use with thelatter, said small caliber revolver V be substituted for such largecaliber revolver cyl a cylinder comprising a forward'part and aseparately rotatable rearward part, thesaid rearward): part having aplurality of small caliber cham-" bers therein and also having alength-substantially equal to that of small caliberammunition to beusedin said cylinder, and the said for ward part having therein arecess ofgreater width transversely to the axisof the cylinder than the diameterof the small caliberchambers of the rearward part for receiving 'arearward extending portion of the revolver lbarrel. 6. A small caliberrevolver cylinder of substantially the same diameter and over-all lengthas a portion'of the revolver be substituted for "such large caliberrevolvercylinderin'a'jrevolver frame primarily adapted for use with thelatter, said small-caliber revolver cylinder comprising a forward'partand a separately.rctatable'rearward part; one of whichhas g g alongitudinally projecting sleeve fitting abeare ,ingaperture in theother, the said rearward part I having a plurality of small caliberchambers ln therei'nvand als'o'having 'a length substantially equaltothat of small caliber ammunition to be used 'injsaid cylinder; and thesaid forward part -,having therein a recess of greater-widthtransjve'rsely to the-axis of the cylinder than the diameter of thesmall caliber chambers of the'rearward part for 'receiving akrearward'extending barrely jj EDWARD KELLY. 7

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